Eppler Report Card

[Guest]

Our biggest problem was LF.

Gentry and Nava are 5-16 (.313)

[Guest]

I'm sure he wanted to.

and I'm sure the ownership group said no when they saw the cost.

hard to put that on the GM.

Yeah, this is true but Eppler made trades and spent money....in the wrong places, and then lowballed FAs.

[Lou]

Yeah, this is true but Eppler made trades and spent money....in the wrong places, and then lowballed FAs.

The guys he acquired have been the best hitters on the team

Who did he lowball?

[tdawg87]

We haven't been good since getting rid of all the black guys. Coincidence?

 

Yes. 

[bloodbrother]

At least they finally have some Asian presence on the team.

[Ohtaniland]

Eppler's done a fine job. The players have not. It will be another uphill climb all season.

[totdprods]

It's been five freaking games. And three of those were against Arrieta, Lester, and Hamels.

Yeah they haven't looked very good and it sucks always starting the year slowly, but give it a couple weeks. I expect them to be a .500 team by the end of the month.

[California Cajun]

Eppler's done a fine job. The players have not. It will be another uphill climb all season.

Agree about Eppler. Angel management looked like they were in sync this spring and the team was a reflection of that.

The team has performed poorly since the season started. If they don't get it together, Eppler will get a chance to demonstrate his worth.

Edited April 10, 2016 by California Cajun

[Glen]

It's been five freaking games. And three of those were against Arrieta, Lester, and Hamels.

Yeah they haven't looked very good and it sucks always starting the year slowly, but give it a couple weeks. I expect them to be a .500 team by the end of the month.

Change the names of the pitchers and this post could have been from 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011...

[totdprods]

Change the names of the pitchers and this post could have been from 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011...

Let's add 2015 in there too.

Angels still finished within 5 games of first in three of those five seasons. Made the playoffs in on of them, and one year they finished 10 back but still finished with 86 wins.

They've sucked so far but it's early.

[RallyPanda]

F

But it's for Arte, the one really pulling the strings and being cheap.

[Stradling]

Nice defense.

Another bad Epp trade.

I'm blown away that Eppler couldn't get a great offensive and defensive 3rd baseman for a one pitch relief pitcher.

[Erstad Grit]

It's Eppler's fault Trout/Pujols are sucking? 

[Blarg]

I really don't know how good of a GM Eppler will turn out to be but judging on his first off season he seems to have been creative with his limited payroll. I don't see him spending much more next season with the payroll flexibility which will probably cause more board uproar.

[Jimmag]

It's not how you start it is how you finish. I will keep a positive view for now with the GM and team.

What Eppler has done so far I like.

Go Halos! Weaver hope you go out and get us back on the winning track today.

[Troll Daddy]

Sean Newcomb was solid in his first start.  5 ip, 1 er, 5 k's.

Little league isn't a good gage.

[laagamer]

Scioscia is the only justifiable reason.

Or, you know, that makes no ****ing sense.

But whatever.

We suck.

[Troll Daddy]

Pitching is all on our predecessor GM. Trout & Pujols need to engage ... there's your problem offensively.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I know that we're only five games in...but everything that we have all been saying all along has come to pass in the first week.

[Erstad Grit]

I know that we're only five games in...but everything that we have all been saying all along has come to pass in the first week.

 

Really? Because I remember everyone saying the LF platoon was a joke, Gia can't play 2nd, and we should sign a big LF bat and trade a SP. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I'm talking more in a general sense, that the offensive production and the bullpen weren't fixed and the starting rotation was too thin.

Edited April 10, 2016 by Vegas Halo Fan

[maximus p]

Sean Newcomb was solid in his first start.  5 ip, 1 er, 5 k's.  

Wonder what it would take to get him?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I'm blown away that Eppler couldn't get a great offensive and defensive 3rd baseman for a one pitch relief pitcher.

 

That's what happens when you suck as a GM.

[tomsred]

Eppler gets an A.  He addressed every problem on shoestring budget, he interacts well with Scioscia, and he improved the front office and coaching staffs.  This team will contend until he can complete a rebuild of 2-4 years in length.  The GM position is not a problem, the problem is fans who think all the team's problems brought on by ill fated signings and drafting of the last 6 years can be solved immediately.  There is no way everything gets fixed immediately, it takes time, and Eppler is on the right track.

[Erstad Grit]

Eppler gets an A.  He addressed every problem on shoestring budget, he interacts well with Scioscia, and he improved the front office and coaching staffs.  This team will contend until he can complete a rebuild of 2-4 years in length.  The GM position is not a problem, the problem is fans who think all the team's problems brought on by ill fated signings and drafting of the last 6 years can be solved immediately.  There is no way everything gets fixed immediately, it takes time, and Eppler is on the right track.

 

This

 

Next 2 years a lot of money is getting freed up.